TROOPS MOVING IN SATURDAY

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25300, 6 September 1945, Page 5

TROOPS MOVING IN SATURDAY

MORE AMERICAN LANDINGS ESTIMATE OF 100,000 MEN ASHORE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received September 5, 8.10 p.m.) TOKYO, September S u ®" n . ou " c ® d from General Mac Arthur's headquarters today that the United States Ist Cavalry Division would occupy Tokyo on Saturday. Correspondents believe that General Mac Arthur will move his headquarters into Tokyo at the same time. No plans have yet been announced for the formal entry of the Allies into the Japanese capital. _ Thirst Cavalry Division, which is commanded by MajorGeneral William Chase, was the first American division to re-enter Manila. General Mac Arthur yesterday conferred at length with the Japanese Foreign Minister, Shigemitsu. The Associated Press says Japan today moved toward speedy, complete demobilisation under a blunt "hurry up" order from General Mac Arthur, who directed the commander of the Japanese First Army to report to Lieutenant-Guneral R. L. Eichelberger, commander of the United States Eighth Army, at a time and place to be designated by General Eichelberger for instructions covering the American entry into Tokyo. General Eichelberger today summoned Field-Marshal Sugiyama, former chief of the Japanese General Staff and military adviser to Emperor Hirohito, to Eighth Army headquarters to hear the American orders. The commander of the Japanese Second Army has been instructed to report by radio without delay to Lieutenant-General W. Kruesjer, commander of the United States Sixth Army, regarding the American occupation of South Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. The Japanese commander in Korea has been instructed to make contact immediately with Lieutenant-General J. Hodge, commander of the 24th Corps. More airborne and seaborne troops have landed in South Kyushu and have taken over the Karioya airfield. Allied ships also have been escorted up the channel leading to the port of Kagoshima. The Tokyo radio estimates that 100,000 American troops had been landed in Japan by last night.